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Midterms 2026 · TX-15

Bobby Pulido

Across 7 statements tracked since 1 Oct 2026, Bobby Pulido's most frequent rhetorical moves are absolutes and phantom sourcing.

Democratic nominee, TX-15 · Democrat · TX-15 House race 2026: Texas's 15th district

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An AI brief of everything Bobby Pulido said in each finished week and month: the lines they repeat, who they are talking to, how the tone moved and what changed.

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Most used moves, last 90 days

Per 100 words, from the transparent pattern engine

Absolutes0.7
Phantom sourcing0.2
Us vs. them0.2
Vague promise0.2

Audience impact, last 30 days

0 neutral

Average of 7 statements: how they are likely to leave the audience they target, from −5 (alarm, anger, division) to +5 (reassurance, unity). It describes effect, not truth.

This week against their usual

Hostility this week 1.5 / 10 (too little history yet for a personal norm).

Hostility is a style measure from 0 to 10, built from threats, labels, “us versus them” framing and similar moves, compared with the same person's earlier statements. It says nothing about whether a claim is true.

Latest statements

21 Oct 2026 · Texas Standard

was a terrible policy, terrible. We’re almost at the finish line. But if you don’t vote, we can lose this.

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

20 Oct 2026 · Washington Free Beacon

would not consciously hire a child abuser. They call the penitentiary 'the Pen,' and people say 'Penn State,'.
Phantom sourcing

Audience impact +3 reassures or unites

17 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

If I am to close this chapter, there's only one place to do it, right here - I couldn't imagine anywhere else - with my people. I've learned that being on stage is as much about listening as it is about singing. You have to learn to read the public, get to…
Absolutes

Audience impact 0 neutral

16 Oct 2026 · KSAT politics (San Antonio)

People in the small-town areas are not so predisposed to want change. They want tradition. They just want you to make their lives affordable. I don’t attack the rich. You know why I don’t attack the rich? Because people here want to be rich. That’s their goal…
Us vs. them

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

11 Oct 2026 · tpr.org

Before there was music, there was also Bobby, the studious student. Actually studied political science at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. And, you know, I wanted to be a lawyer.

Audience impact 0 neutral

1 Oct 2026 · sacurrent.com

The polls confirm what we already know and have felt on the ground since we launched this campaign. South Texas is with us. When I think of the people of South Texas, I think of their courage. They deserve leadership that’s just as courageous as they are –…
AbsolutesVague promise

Audience impact +3 reassures or unites

1 Oct 2026 · expressnews.com

You go vote for it and then you say, ‘Oh this is not right. I’m not for this. And then put a little token bill that doesn’t really mean anything out there just to say, ‘Look, I’m trying something.’ No, you voted to fund it, and that’s what’s going on right…

Audience impact 0 neutral

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